Former Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin has heard plenty about "measurables" since last season ended. At Penn State's Pro Day on Monday, McGloin recorded (as agent Mark Magazu noted) some better measurables, notably in the 40-yard dash, than Tom Brady did at his NFL combine appearance.

McGloin hopes NFL scouts noticed something more.

"I'd argue that victories under more pressure than any other program in America is 'measurable' enough to earn a chance to prove what I can do," McGloin wrote on the eve of Pro Day.

In an essay released Monday by his agent, McGloin wrote that his family, Scranton roots and success at Penn State have prepared him for the NFL. Though he wasn't invited to the NFL combine, McGloin sought to prove himself at Pro Day at Holuba Hall, where representatives of 23 NFL teams scouted Penn State's recent senior class.

"To those saying to me now, 'You'll never make it,' all I have to say is this: Watch me," McGloin wrote. "You're damn right I live my life and play football with a chip on my shoulder, because there is honor and worthy achievement in proving wrong the myth of 'impossibility.'"

McGloin ran the 40-yard dash in 4.89 seconds, faster than Brady ran (5.18) at his NFL combine appearance. He also had a better vertical jump (28 inches to 241/2) and broad jump (9 feet to 8-3).

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Brady is four inches taller (McGloin measured at just above 6 feet), but the quarterback who threw for more than 3,000 yards as a Penn State senior sees that as a challenge as well.

"I'm not blind to the fact that history hasn't been kind to quarterbacks my size in the NFL draft," he wrote. "Who cares, that's been true my entire life."

Fourteen former Nittany Lions participated in Pro Day, with cornerback Stephon Morris generating some buzz with his 4.35 time in the 40. Defensive tackle Jordan Hill told reporters he ran a 4.97 in the 40, bettering his time (5.23) from the NFL combine.

Linebacker Mike Mauti did not work out Monday as he continues rehabbing from a torn ACL.